2026-03522Notice

Education Seeks Input on Perkins Loan Program Data Gathering

Published Date: 2/23/2026

Notice

Summary

The Department of Education wants to keep collecting info for the Federal Perkins Loan Program without changing anything. If you’re involved with these loans, now’s your chance to share thoughts before April 24, 2026. This helps the Department keep things running smoothly without adding extra paperwork or costs.

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Perkins Data Collection Continues

The Department of Education is extending without change the information collection for the Federal Perkins Loan Program (OMB Control Number 1845-0023). The notice says the collection will continue with an estimated 8,217,172 annual responses and 149,369 annual burden hours, and invites comments by April 24, 2026.

School Oversight of Perkins Borrowers

The information collected will continue to be used to monitor a school's due diligence in contacting Perkins loan borrowers about repayment, billing and collections, reimbursement to the Perkins loan revolving fund, rehabilitation of defaulted loans, and institutions' use of third-party collections. The notice describes these monitoring purposes as necessary and part of the existing reporting and record-keeping requirements.

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Key Dates

Published Date
Comments Due
2/23/2026
4/24/2026

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